{"id":22492,"date":"2011-11-14T11:12:30","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T15:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=22492"},"modified":"2011-11-16T11:18:28","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T15:18:28","slug":"justin%e2%80%99s-japan-film-review-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%98hatsune-miku-live-party-2011-39s-live-in-sapporo%e2%80%99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/11\/14\/justin%e2%80%99s-japan-film-review-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%98hatsune-miku-live-party-2011-39s-live-in-sapporo%e2%80%99\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin\u2019s Japan: Film Review \u2013 \u2018Hatsune Miku Live Party 2011 39’s Live in Sapporo\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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"With New York going bananas in between numbers and the room itself mimicking the Sapporo show with timed strobe and lighting effects\u2014the theater\u2019s management really went the extra mile\u2014it truly felt like being at a concert." (Courtesy of Live Viewing Japan)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By<\/em> <\/strong>JQ<\/strong> magazine<\/strong><\/em><\/a> editor <\/em>Justin Tedaldi<\/em><\/a> (CIR Kobe-shi<\/a>, 2001-02)\u00a0for Examiner.com.\u00a0Visit his\u00a0page <\/em>here<\/a> <\/em>for related stories.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

On Nov. 10 a one-time theatrical screening was held for a new concert film from virtual pop phenom Hatsune Miku. Entitled Hatsune Miku Live Party 2011 39’s L<\/em>ive<\/em> in S<\/em>apporo<\/em>, the film\u2014captured in August at the 2,000 capacity Zepp Sapporo\u2014is Miku\u2019s latest appearance in America following a Toyota ad campaign<\/a> and live gigs at L.A.\u2019s Nokia Theatre and the San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year. (In fact, this reporter was interviewed for Japanese TV about that; click here<\/a> for the news clip.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hatsune Miku, whose name means \u201cfirst sound of the future,\u201d is a Vocaloid (meaning machine-made vocals) digital female avatar and the most popular of Crypton Future Media characters that employ Yamaha technology to create synthesized vocal tracks, similar to Auto-Tune. In Japan, Miku is massively successful and has appeared in numerous popular video games and music videos, and her Sailor Moon-meets-Avril Lavigne image (she is a teen idol, after all) is equally fanboy and fangirl friendly.<\/p>\n

Presented by Live Viewing Japan and simulcast in nine U.S. cities, this screening was shown to a capacity Times Square crowd. From the moment Miku\u2019s name flashed up on the dark screen five seconds in, the audience was hooked. Wild applause, shrieks and excitement from the mostly American teens and twentysomethings in the crowd took the older folks by surprise. \u201cThis is like Paul McCartney to us<\/em>,\u201d remarked one lady several seats away. (She and her companion left about an hour in.)<\/p>\n

For those unfamiliar with J-pop, the genre\u2019s credo is style over substance (Katy Perry and Lady Gaga are our closest counterparts), but just like with our pop tarts, a catchy hook is a catchy hook. With a black, completely bare stage flanked by a five-piece band (yes, the music seems to be performed live), the only thing besides Miku noticeable throughout are the hundreds of lime green glow sticks pumped energetically by the fans throughout. Again, this was mirrored by the Times Square audience as one enterprising otaku passed out five blue ones (not to be outdone, he carried a massive Darth Maul-ish staff that lit up a chunk of the theater.)<\/p>\n

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